He was possessed with the determination and will to fight the impossible. Working day and night he made his way through the hardships of life. It was his utmost desire to die the death of a martyr and must have beamed victoriously when a dozen bullets pierced his chest on that desolate december night. `Cowards', he knew, `die many times before their death; the valiant never taste of death but once'.
His life was gentle and the elements
So mix'd in him that nature might stand up
And say to all the world
`This was a man'

A very short articles, certain not to waste your time. A short narrative concerning a feature of Imam Abu Hanifa's life - displaying both his respect for his mother and his humblenes despite the status accorded to him.